Section 10
SEC. 10. Section 21 of the same decree is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 21. Voluntary Abandonment of a Mining Claim. A claimowner may, before the grant of the mining lease contract, totally or partially abandon his mining claim by filing with the Mines Regional Officer an affidavit of abandonment. From the date of the recording of such affidavit all his rights and interests in such claim or to the portion thereof abandoned shall be deemed to have ceased: Provided, That in case of partial abandonment in any one claim, the area so retained shall be contiguous and the same shall be duly surveyed and the survey returns submitted within one (1) year from date of abandonment: Provided, Further, That the original locator or his successors or assigns shall not be allowed to relocate directly or indirectly the abandoned area."